Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 904)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
040960000988	581	James B Rolle School	Public	PK, KG-6	2711 S Engler Ave	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8200	512	27	18.9	64.8%	127 (24.8%)	2 (0.4%)	368 (71.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$8,366	$1,200	$1,261	$3,660	$5,783	$123	$5,905	28.9	52.7	515	66
040042502527	582	Imagine East Mesa Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	628			59.7%	284 (45.2%)	27 (4.3%)	268 (42.7%)	7 (1.1%)	9 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.3%)		$00			$00			28.7	41.1	653	71
040387000308	583	Lake Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	3900 N Starlight Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4200	428	26	16.7	62.6%	225 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (40.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.4%)	$11,800	$1,302	$276	$2,879	$8,831	$1,391	$10,222	28.7	41.7	640	57
040138002490	584	Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23800 W Hadley St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8531	707	33	21.7	68.9%	125 (17.7%)	87 (12.3%)	456 (64.5%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.7%)	$8,329	$520	$82	$1,121	$6,170	$1,557	$7,728	28.7	32.5	776	192
040906000920	585	Chaparral Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3808 W Joan De Arc Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5300	426	25	17	63.8%	162 (38.0%)	30 (7.0%)	178 (41.8%)	9 (2.1%)	18 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.9%)	$10,617	$1,011	$273	$2,294	$8,118	$1,215	$9,333	28.7	44.8	603	18
040237003619	586	Cottonwood Community School	Public	K-8	500 E Mingus Ave	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-2231	500	37	13.5	75.0%	188 (37.6%)	8 (1.6%)	283 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)		$00			$00			28.7	20.6	992	406
040092903406	587	Noah Webster Schools-Pima	Public, Charter	K-6	5399 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Noah Webster Schools-Pima	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 291-6900	295			59.7%	35 (11.9%)	8 (2.7%)	101 (34.2%)	3 (1.0%)	126 (42.7%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	$13,395	$828	$1,946	$3,601	$5,643	$4,978	$10,621	28.7	30.6	810	223
040079703230	588	Academy Del Sol - Star Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	7102 W Valley Crest Pl	Tucson	85757	Pima County	Academy Del Sol Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 789-7731	513			26.1%	27 (5.3%)	9 (1.8%)	465 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			28.7	45.6	598	10
040068001286	589	Rio Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 E Limberlost Dr	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-5250	317	31	10.1	82.6%	66 (20.8%)	16 (5.0%)	208 (65.6%)	7 (2.2%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)		$00			$00			28.6	40.1	673	84
040546002875	590	Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17161 W Bajada Rd	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-5880	572			37.8%	350 (61.2%)	20 (3.5%)	183 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$5,834	$1,031	$737	$2,799	$3,734	$332	$4,066	28.5	33	770	180

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
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